Our Featured Interview on MeAndFrenchie.com!

Allie and Nelson

Our Interview 

During our research for our trip, we came across an amazing travel blog titled, MeAndFrenchie.com.

We reached out to the traveling couple from San Francisco to gather ideas and ask many questions. They were eager to help a fellow couple who was just about to embark on their journey. We were thrilled when Mui from meandfrenchie.com asked to highlight us in a series of interviews on their blog. Here is our first interview on their blog! (Being featured on a blog as fantastic as theirs makes us feel like mini celebs!)

Our New York State of Mind

Our last month left in New York we took advantage of all New York state and the Northeast had to offer. We visited the wineries in Westchester County, saw the fall foliage in Connecticut, visited local markets, picked apples, ate our favorite foods, and traveled far upstate to visit friends and family. From the museums in Manhattan to the bowling alleys in Buffalo we covered it all! Here is our journey through Fall 2011 in our beloved home state during our goodbye tour. Enjoy our photos as Billy Joel tells you all about our New York State of Mind.

Why the recession is the best time to travel...

  

Round up your pennies and go!

Many people hear we are traveling and may think, "Is it really the best time to travel? Shouldn't you be saving your money?" We think differently. This may be one of the best times to travel! With many nations suffering like the US is, they are desperate for tourism dollars with many companies offering air, hotel, and tour group deals. Some of these nations thrive on tourism, so we like to consider our travels a bit of financial donation to some countries in need.

Some countries have recently decreased their visa fees to entice or promote travel to their country. It has been rumored that the Japanese government will be giving away free flights to Japan to spark tourism in 2012. After the earthquake and nuclear scares in spring of 2011, they have seen a significant drop in tourism. Many people are tightening up and are not able to spend money on luxuries such as vacations. If you can afford it, now is the time to find these great deals.

The American dollar may be weak compared to the Euro and the British Pound, but there are many countries where the dollar will take you far! If you venture to these nations you can spend very little for luxury accommodations and amazing food!

Less then a month till our departure!

Our handy dandy countdown app

Just 29 days away until we leave to see the world! We can't believe it is coming up so soon! Just packing our bags, putting our life into storage, putting the few bills we have on auto pay and leaving it all behind! Our last month "home" will be bitter sweet. Spending lots of time with our families, saying goodbye to friends, visiting our favorite restaurants one last time before we depart. We will miss everyone so much but yet we are so excited to see all that there is out there!